- Ask The Experts: Why is There a Big Black Box On My Screen?
- TechLore - February 25, 2005
- I have a TOSHIBA MW20FP1 TV/VCR/DVD combo. Why does my screen get a big black box sometimes? I cannot take it off except by changing channels and then it comes back again. Also how do I get the info screen off?
- Ask The Experts: Closed Caption Text Not Appearing
- TechLore - February 19, 2005
- Question: Help! I have an immediate need for help with my magnavox vcr. I have a deaf student who needs the closed captioning enabled. I can get the t.v. (samsung) to show the closed captioning, but when I put in a movie, with cc listed on its box - ...
- Ask The Experts: Black and White Image From VCR
- TechLore - February 8, 2005
- Question:Our JVC HR-J4434 VCR switches from color picture to black and white and back many times during playback. This only happens when playing video tapes; not when viewing cable input through the VCR. Will a tape head cleaner correct this? If serv...
- Ask The Experts: How Do I Transfer LPs To My PC?
- TechLore - February 5, 2005
- Most turntables use standard RCA style connections to hook up to various devices, but the signal they output is often different than what your VCR uses. In order to get proper sound, ...
- Ask The Experts: Deciphering the mysterious "M-Error"
- TechLore - February 3, 2005
- Question: I have a Fisher Studio 24 compact disc player and when I put a disc in and push play it says searching ,but then says M-error. What does that mean? What can I do? -submitted by debbie4000 Answer: There's nothing like cryptic error messages ...
- What is TiVo?
- TechLore - January 20, 2005
- Since the invention of the VCR, TV viewers have been blessed with the ability to record a television show and watch it at a later time. However, VCRs have never been perfect, since setting up recordings on a VCR isn't always intuitive, and using a re...
- Ask The Experts: Does the Built-In DVD Player on My TV Affect Other Things?
- TechLore - January 18, 2005
- Question: I have an RCA Scenium HDTV 52" with built in DVD player. I want to add an Apex DVD RECORDER AND RCA- VCR, but the television won't accept either one. Any Suggestions ? Does the built in dvd player effect the operation of other items? Thanks...
- Ask The Experts: Will a Canadian VCR Work in India?
- TechLore - January 15, 2005
- Question: Will any VCR purchased in Canada can work in India(Asia)????????? Please reply. Thanks. -submitted by ramwala Answer: Unfortunatley, no. Canadian VCRs are based on the NTSC television system, which is the analog TV system used in Canada, th...
- Ask The Experts: DVD Image Fading In and Out
- TechLore - January 5, 2005
- Question: dvd player some dvds make the picture red/orange, fading in and out. Is it the movie? What can I do to fix this? -submitted by bycynthia Answer: Many commercial DVDs employ a copyguard known as MacroVision. When a DVD player is connected or...
- Ask The Experts: Can I Save My Dying VCR?
- TechLore - January 3, 2005
- Question: I have a Symphonic VCR and when I go to put a tape in it is fuzzy. sometime you can she it but it bounced the other tapes are all white snow but when I put the tapes in my friends VCR it works perfect is there anything I can do with out spe...
- Ask The Experts: Remove a Jammed Tape from TV/VCR combo
- TechLore - December 27, 2004
- Question:My daughter has a 13" Emerson combo tv/vcr it shuts its self off after a few seconds is there any thing I can do, its not worth spending the money to fix it. If not how can I get the tape out of the vcr without it working.-submitted by KenAn...
- How To Convert VHS and Camcorder Tapes to DVD Using a DVD Recorder/VCR
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- If you have analog home videos, either VHS tapes or analog camcorder tapes (Hi-8, etc.), to convert into DVDs and you want to use a DVD recorder to do the conversion, this article will assist you with that process. To view other options to convert an...
- Does TiVo Spy on You?
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- The TiVoLuTiOn. TiVo has been getting lots of media attention lately, and with the mass media reporting, a lot of facts seem to get twisted around to put a spin on the story. At this time, millions of people own a hard-disk drive recorder that time-...
- How To Convert VHS Tapes to DVD Using a Computer and an External Video Capture Device
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- If you have analog home videos, either VHS tapes or analog camcorder tapes (Hi-8, etc.), to convert into DVDs and you don't own or intend to own a digital camcorder in the near future, this article will assist you with that process. To view other opt...
- How To Convert VHS Tapes to DVD Using a Digital Camcorder
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- If you have analog home videos, either VHS tapes or analog camcorder tapes (Hi-8, etc.), to convert into DVDs and you own a digital camcorder, this article will assist you with that process. To view other options to convert analog tapes to DVDs, read...
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